Twenty Cigarettes Song Lyrics and Chords by Little Jimmy Dickens
Twenty Cigarettes
Recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens
Written by Mel Tillis and Buck Peddy
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Now when I was a young boy I remember
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back
I stole twenty cigarettes I just
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had to have a
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pack
But they caught me down in Georgia and they put me on the
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gang
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for a pack of cigarettes I've gotta number for my
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name
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Twenty cigarettes was my
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ruin
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guess that I was too young to
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see
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Stealin' cigarettes was my wrong
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doin'
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little pack of weeds made a
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jailbird out of
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me
I figured it all out I got a hundred days a
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puff
If I'd've known my destiny I'd a
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started dippin'
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Cause here I am in Georgia in my prison cell I
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sit
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ain't got a cigarette and I'm about to have a
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fit
Repeat #2 x2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Twenty Cigarettes?
- The song Twenty Cigarettes was sang by Little Jimmy Dickens.
Who is Little Jimmy Dickens?
- James Cecil Dickens (December 19, 1920 - January 2, 2015), better known by his stage name Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size (4'11" [150 cm]), and his rhinestone-studded outfits, in which he is given credit for introducing into country music live performances). He started as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1948 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983. Before his death he was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry.
